Fine Arts @ DGN Mission

North High School endeavors to provide an enriching, vibrant, multidisciplinary environment for the study, creation, and presentation of the Fine Arts.

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Yo-Yo Ma with DGN Cellist Tim Edwards

DGN cellist, and District 99 Orchestra member Tim Edwards recently had the opportunity to perform for - and be coached by - one of the legends in the music world: Yo-Yo Ma.

Tim, a junior at North High, is a member of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music Program. As the principal cellist of the orchestra, Tim's quartet was invited to participate in a masterclass with Yo-Yo Ma on Sunday, January 11. Tim's quartet performed the first movement of Mendelssohn's String Quartet No. 4 in E minor.
"It was an absolute honor and pleasure to meet and work with Yo-Yo Ma," said Edwards. "He had wonderful advice to give us as well as compliments."

The masterclass was the opening event of a six-week long Chicago Youth Music Festival. Tim will also be performing in a festival orchestra that will close the even in week six.

Fine Arts Department Philosophy

The philosophy of the North High School Fine Arts Department faculty is to offer students a well-rounded curricular experience that includes exposure to genres of music and art in a wide variety of creative and re-creative settings.

The three program goals that serve as tenets for the North High School Fine Arts Department faculty are:· To provide a productive and cooperative learning environment in which students of various backgrounds and ability levels may learn to achieve outstanding artistic results.· To engage students in a journey toward artistic and personal success at the highest level.· To develop in young people the appreciation, discrimination, analysis, and participation skills necessary to become lifelong consumers of the arts.